Afamasaga Rico Tupai
Afamasaga Lepuiai Rico Tupa'i (born ~1969)[1] is a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Afamasaga Rico Tupa'i | |
|---|---|
 Tupa'i in 2018 | |
| Minister of Communication and Information Technology | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi |
| Preceded by | Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau |
| Member of the Samoa Parliament for A'ana Alofi No.3 | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Tupa'i previously worked in the media, including media agency Skylite, the Samoan Department of Broadcasting, and as one of the founders of Fiji's Mai TV.[2] He has also worked for Digicel Pacific[2] and the National University of Samoa.[3] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 2016 Samoan general election, and appointed Minister of Communication and Information Technology.[4][5]
References
- Sarafina Sanerivi (19 March 2016). "Afamasaga's wonderful surprise". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Afamasaga Lepuia'i Rico Tupai". Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Hon. Afamasaga Lepuiai Rico Tupai". Government of Samoa. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Many New Faces in Samoa Cabinet". Talanei. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- "Former Samoa deputy PM left out of cabinet". RNZ. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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